Re: Problems using Umax Astr 1220S scanner under SANE

Oliver Rauch (oliver.rauch@Wolfsburg.DE)
Sat, 12 Dec 1998 18:55:32 +0100

Gregory Propf wrote:

> I just got the SANE package and tried it out (version 0.74 and version
> 1.0). I have an Advansys ABP940UA SCSI card and have tried the SANE
> package under both kernel 2.0.35 and kernel 2.1.128. I am sorry to
> report that the system can hang under xscanimage during both previews
> and scans under both kernels. I have also noticed that even when the
> system does not hang the SCSI module is left is a strange state by the
> program and you need to unload and then reload the SCSI module.
> Reloading the module after using xscanimage can also cause a system
> hang. Also, even when there is not a system hang the scans often fail
> to complete and simply hang there. Pressing the "cancel" button on the
> status indicator does not help.
>

Hi Gregory,

how long are your scsi-cables (intern + extern), is the scsi-bus terminated
correctly?

Bye
Oliver

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